Johnson, Stoby Victorious in Ceres Juices 10k Series Opener

Rosmond Johnson was the first woman across the line in Saturday's Ceres Juices 10K Series opener. PHOTO: Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway

JUNE 16. Rosmond
Johnson and Reuben Stoby had season opening victories on Saturday in the Ceres
Juices 10K Series opener on the City Circuit course in Road Town.

Johnson was the only woman under 50 minutes finishing in 49
minutes and 23 seconds. She said she ran the course a few times in preparation
for the race and said she found the segment in Lower Estate with an incline a
bit challenging “But this morning, the race started out cool and I liked it as
it was a little breezy, then it started to get hot and I stopped a couple of
times,” she said. “I said since I was leading the women, I’d keep it up so I
tried my best and I kept Zebalon (McLean) in my sight. I was surprised that I
didn’t let him leave me. In the end, I sped up, I did it and I’m happy.”

Like Johnson, Stoby tried the course and said he found it
difficult as he was running slow and thought it would be a tough race having a
headwind to contend with. “Then you had Guy (Williamson) and (Julius) Farley to
contend with and looking strong. I think Farley ran a really good race. He actually didn’t want me to lead at anytime so that was
good,” noted Stoby who covered the course in 40 minutes and 30 seconds with
Farley finishing second in 41:10. “Once we passed the four mile marker, I tried
to put some distance and I was able to do that and relax and finish strongly.”

Farley said he was trying to run at his normal pace. “I came
out this morning feeling good and I tried to set the pace and keep going with
it,” he explained. “The guys kept challenging me and I kept going until I
reached the round about and took a wrong turn. By time I got out the turn, the
guys were already ahead of me, so I had to work a little harder to catch up with
them. I tried hard and came out in second place so I feel glad about that.”